Places Edited by Louchebonvivant

This statue inspired by Renoir's famous painting embodies the jovial spirit of Key West.

Incredible sculptures inspired by obscure passages from the Bible.

An errant donkey ushered in a new era of mining in Nevada.

This railroad magnate's 19th century tower is more than a little bit out of place in the Nevada desert.

These huge stone ovens in the desert fueled the Nevada silver boom, and may have also been a hideout for outlaws.

This tiny cluster of abandoned buildings looks like the future of the ghost town - today!

An abandoned cyanide mill is now a haunting magnet for graffiti and illegal parties.

This Nevada lake holds its titular natural pyramid and, if the legends are true, a number of dangerous spirits.

Officially named the "Loneliest Road in America," this barren stretch of Nevada road offers almost nothing but sky and open fields.

Beside some power panels, a plaque celebrates the history of an alternate world.

A charming desert roadside bakery that produces 10 times more bread daily than it has residents in its town.

A statue commemorating the heroic life of a Viking postman who was the Godfather of California skiing.

Oh, just a motel on the edge of the desert decorated with thousands of clowns conveniently located next to an abandoned graveyard.

There's nothing creepier than a cemetery next to a clown motel.

This popular pilgrimage site offers a hole filled with holy healing dirt.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

An underground magnet for ever-changing street art.

Dive bar built out of the remains of a whaling ship.

An eatery for UFO seekers on the Extraterrestrial Highway.

Here lies Lilly E. Gray, an alleged "victim of the beast," but the reason long remained a mystery.

A monument celebrating the idea of reaching inaccessible places.

Only intact Ichthyosaur skeleton in the United States and an abandoned gold mine and ghost town all in one place!

Singing sand that stands as the final remains of an ancient lake.

Dyed by iron oxide over centuries, these sandstone rocks rise thousands of feet into the sky.